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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Work Ment Health. 2021 Feb 4;19(2):88–104. doi: 10.1080/15332985.2021.1879345

Table 1.

Demographic Variables for Sample and Sub-groups (N = 154)

Variable MHT (n = 72) OT (n = 82) Total Chi Square df p
Gender
 Female 30 (42%) 29 (35%) 59 (38%) 0.64 1 0.42
 Male 42 (58%) 53 (65%) 95 (62%)
Age (M = 15.84)
 14 0 (0%) 8 (10%) 8 (5%) 10.47 3 0.02
 15 19 (26%) 29 (35%) 48 (31%)
 16 30 (42%) 28 (34%) 58 (38%)
 17 23 (32%) 17 (21%) 40 (26%)
Race 2.08 4 0.72
 Black / African American 64 (88.9%) 74 (90.2%) 138 (89.61%)
 Caribbean/West Indian 1 (1.4%) 2 (1.3%) 2 (1.30%)
 Mixed Race 6 (8.3%) 12 (7.8%) 12 (7.79%)
 Native American 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.65%)
 Other Identity 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.65%)
Hispanic ethnic group identity .a .a .a
 Yes 1 (33.3%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.65%)
 No 2 (66.7%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (1.30%)
Grade
 9th 12 (17%) 18 (22%) 30 (19%) 8.12 4 0.08
 10th 22 (31%) 30 (36%) 52 (34%)
 11th 25 (35%) 18 (22%) 43 (28%)
 12th 13 (18%) 11 (13%) 24 (16%)
 Grad 0 (0% 5 (6%) 5 (3%)
Living Arrangements
 In a house (owned) 32 (44%) 31 (38%) 63 (41%) 3.01 5 0.69
 In a house (rented) 27 (38%) 39 (48%) 66 (43%)
 In an apartment (rents) 8 (11%) 8 (10%) 16 (10%)
 In a shelter 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%)
 Other 2 (3%) 2 (2%) 4 (3%)
Self-rated Health
 Excellent 15 (21%) 23 (28%) 38 (25%) 1.49 3 0.68
 Very Good 29 (40%) 27 (33%) 56 (36%)
 Good 19 (26%) 23 (28%) 42 (27%)
 Fair 9 (13%) 9 (11%) 18 (12%)
Anyone in Family ever Received Mental Health Treatment
 Yes 31 (43%) 30 (36%) 61 (40%) 0.48a 1 0.48

Note. MHT= Mental Health Treatment Group. OT = Out of Treatment Group (Community Group)

a

indicates insufficient data / treatment location is a constant.